DNA Mitosis Meiosis

In mitosis, how many cells do we end up with?

• 2
• 4
• 12
• 1

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The cells produced in mitosis are_______each other.

• Different from
• Identical to

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After meiosis, we end up with ___ .

• 2 gametes

• 4 somatic cells

• 2 somatic cells

• 4 gametes

Gametes are...

• Sex cells, like sperm and egg

• somatic cells - all the different types of body cells except sex cells

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Human somatic cells (not gametes) have —-chromosomes total.

• 23
• 46
• 92
• 3 billion

Which of the following is an example of a somatic cell?

• Sperm Cell
• Gamete
• Blood cell
• Egg cell

Sperm and egg cells have ______ chromosomes, total.

• 46
• 23
• 92

In both mitosis and meiosis, the first phase is

• metaphase
• prophase
• interphase
• Telophase

Mitosis and meiosis are different but they both …

• Make perfect copies of DNA

• Create new cells
• Make sexual reproduction possible
• Do asexual reproduction

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Why do sperm and egg cells only have 23 chromosomes?

• -so when they come together, in sexual reproduction, the offspring has 23 pairs

• -because babies only have 23 chromosomes total